Vocational Training & Employment & What is MAINSTREAMING? A STAR Project

Sab se Pehle… “What is your job?” Tailor with disabilities Network Assessment & Survey for Physically Challenged 2008

Disabled Persons (Vocational & Employment) Ordinance (1981) Japan Support Good company Quota Bank Mobile Company School Private Rs.1,000/PWD 1% Pakistan Vocational Training Vocational Training Centre ??? 2% 5% GPO Ministry Of --------- School Govt

VREDP Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment of Disabled People - Identification of Approach and platform channels - Contact with key persons and involvement - Formation of groups (students, parents of PWDs, teachers, traders) - Exploration of community resource - Identification and registration of PWDs in the community - Evaluation of PWDs for vocational rehabilitation - Provision of counseling and guidance for clients and their families - Preparation of an individual training and employment for registered PWDs - Provision of loans to self-employed PWDs

VREDP Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment of Disabled People Micro Finance VREDP field worker Rehabilitation worker (Volunteer) Appointment Rs. 400/month Training Counseling Info. Collecting Group Making

Traditional training does work well? Vocational Training Vocational Training Centre for Disabled People, Fed. Govt. - Place: Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta - Course: Computer, Woodwork, Home Arts, Knitting, … Institute for the Blind, Provincial & District Govt. - Place: Many districts - Course: Basket/Chair/Charpai making, … Traditional training does work well?

“What is it?” -What is disability? -What is special ? -What is normal ? -What is Social Participation ? -What is Inclusive Education ? -What is Empowerment? -What is Mainstreaming? Medical Model Social Model

Empowerment + Mainstreaming -> Social Participation What is Mainstreaming? Empowerment Environment Mainstreaming System Law Empowerment + Mainstreaming -> Social Participation

What is Main- streaming?

What is Mainstreaming? Support for participation of disabled persons in JICA project - Participation of disabled persons as implementater and beneficiary Creation of conditions and environment to promote mainstreaming - Training of officials - Diversification of training materials - Making work environment barriers free - Employment of officials and support for them at work - Overhaul of the specialist and volunteer dispatching system, etc Possibilities in future - Universal design for all project related to infrastructures (Hospital, School, Bridge, Tunnel, Railway, Road, etc)

I love workshop! :STEP’s visit, Special Education Centre, ABT Thank you! I love workshop! :STEP’s visit, Special Education Centre, ABT

Grouping Star Group January, February, March, April Moon Group May, June, July, August Sun Group September, October, November, December